Amara-Leigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Igbo
Amara-Leigh is a girls' name of Igbo origin, meaning “grace + wood, meadow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Amara-Leigh mean?
Igbo: Amara + Leigh
“grace + wood, meadow”
Joins Amara (Igbo, “grace”) and Leigh (“wood, meadow”).
Meanings borrowed from Amara and Leigh.
Is Amara-Leigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Amara-Leigh is a girls' name.
How popular is Amara-Leigh in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 girls.
Amara-Leigh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
Names like Amara-Leigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arabella, Aurora, Athena, Ariella, Aurelia, Delilah, Ada, Amara, Rosie, Aria, Penelope, Ottilie
More Igbo names
Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Kamsiyochukwu, Chizaram, Amarachi, Tobechukwu, Obi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chidubem, Ifechukwu, Chisom, Tobenna
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amara-Leigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amara-leigh, updated 20 October 2026.